According to Lao Dong's investigation, former athletic athlete Truong Thanh Hang had an accident at the end of December last year while participating in traffic in Ninh Binh.
The accident has significantly affected Truong Thanh Hang's health and it is expected that she may have to undergo jaw surgery for treatment. It is expected that Truong Thanh Hang will need about 4 months to recover.
Currently, Truong Thanh Hang has not fully recovered from the accident, so she cannot return to work in athletics at Ninh Binh Provincial Sports Training Center.
After retiring from competition, Truong Thanh Hang was arranged by her managing unit to work in the coaching staff of the Ninh Binh athletics team and received the task of training young athletes according to her professional content.
At this time, Truong Thanh Hang was facing economic difficulties because she was raising 3 young children.
This is the 2nd time Truong Thanh Hang has had a serious traffic accident. In 2012, she had an unfortunate accident in Da Nang while practicing professionally on the track.
At that time, the accident caused Truong Thanh Hang to break her leg and that was also the time when this runner was reaching her peak performance in the 800m and 1,500m events.
The unexpected accident above prevented Truong Thanh Hang from regaining her best form.
After returning after a broken leg injury, Truong Thanh Hang tried to participate in some tournaments but was unsuccessful. Later, she decided to retire in 2016 and switch to coaching.
Truong Thanh Hang is holding the national record in the 800m (2 minutes 00 seconds 91) and 1,500m (4 minutes 09 seconds 58). The above results were set by her when she won a silver medal at the 2010 ASIAD in China.
